Space Shuttle Endeavour Lifts Off
Space Shuttle Endeavour blasted off on the penultimate shuttle flight yesterday morning under the command of Mark Kelly, the husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The wounded congresswoman was at Kennedy Space Center and watched the launch in an undisclosed private location. Endeavour is headed for the International Space Station for one final time before heading […]
Space Shuttle Endeavour, carrying the last major piece of the International Space Station, is poised for launching before sunrise on Sunday, the last planned nighttime liftoff of a shuttle ever. The launch is the first of the year as the shuttle program enters its home stretch of five missions this year. The four flights after […]
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November 14, 2008 Comments Off on Shuttle Endeavour roars above Cumbrian LakesWow! What a wonderful sight this evening as I watched Space Shuttle Endeavour soar into space above many of the Florida Leisure Vacation Homes on Cumbrian Lakes around 8.00pm. I’ve seen many day time launches but there’s always something special about a night launch and the opportunity to watch the shuttle disappear into the night […]
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